NAC385.584. Designation of charter school as demonstrating need for improvement for 3 consecutive years: Notice; comprehensive audit of school; proposal for implementation of corrective actions, consequences or sanctions.

     1. If a charter school is designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 for 3 consecutive years:

     (a) The governing body of the charter school shall, not later than 14 days before the beginning of the school year, provide notice of the designation pursuant to NRS 385.3721.

     (b) For a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees of a school district:

          (1) The governing body of the charter school shall, not later than May 31 of the school year, conduct the comprehensive audit required by NRS 385.3721, which must include, without limitation, an audit of the leadership of the charter school.

          (2) The board of trustees of the school district shall, in conjunction with the governing body of the charter school, develop a proposal, on a form prescribed by the Department, to implement one or more differentiated corrective actions, consequences or sanctions, or any combination thereof, in the following school year if the charter school is designated as demonstrating need for improvement for a consecutive year. The proposal must, without limitation:

               (I) Include a list of the differentiated corrective actions, consequences or sanctions, or any combination thereof, set forth in NAC 385.589 that the board of trustees of the school district will implement;

               (II) Provide an analysis of the results of the comprehensive audit and any additional data that the board of trustees of the school district determines is relevant;

               (III) Specify the data on which the proposal is based, including, without limitation, the relevant data demonstrating trends, over a period of 3 to 5 years, in the achievement of pupils who are economically disadvantaged, pupils from major racial and ethnic groups, pupils with disabilities and pupils who are limited English proficient;

               (IV) State how the implementation of the differentiated corrective actions, consequences or sanctions, or any combination thereof, will affect the charter school financially and affect the personnel of the charter school;

               (V) In addition to the actions taken by the Department to monitor the proposal pursuant to NRS 385.3745, designate a plan for the governing body of the charter school to monitor and evaluate the proposal;

               (VI) Include any other information that the governing body of the charter school and the board of trustees of the school district determine is relevant to the proposal; and

               (VII) Include a copy of the application for available funds to support the implementation of the differentiated corrective actions, consequences or sanctions, or any combination thereof, submitted pursuant to NAC 385.626.

     (c) For a charter school sponsored by the State Board or by a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education:

          (1) The governing body of the charter school shall, not later than May 31 of the school year, conduct the comprehensive audit required by NRS 385.3721, which must include, without limitation, an audit of the leadership of the charter school.

          (2) The Department shall, in conjunction with the governing body of the charter school, develop a proposal, on a form prescribed by the Department, to implement one or more differentiated corrective actions, consequences or sanctions, or any combination thereof, in the following school year if the charter school is designated as demonstrating need for improvement for a consecutive year. The proposal must, without limitation:

               (I) Include a list of the differentiated corrective actions, consequences or sanctions, or any combination thereof, set forth in NAC 385.589 that the Department will implement;

               (II) Provide an analysis of the results of the comprehensive audit and any additional data that the Department determines is relevant;

               (III) Specify the data on which the proposal is based, including, without limitation, the relevant data demonstrating trends, over a period of 3 to 5 years, in the achievement of pupils who are economically disadvantaged, pupils from major racial and ethnic groups, pupils with disabilities and pupils who are limited English proficient;

               (IV) State how the implementation of the differentiated corrective actions, consequences or sanctions, or any combination thereof, will affect the charter school financially and affect the personnel of the charter school;

               (V) In addition to the actions taken by the Department to monitor the proposal pursuant to NRS 385.3745, designate a plan for the governing body of the charter school to monitor and evaluate the proposal;

               (VI) Include any other information that the governing body of the charter school and the Department determine is relevant to the proposal; and

               (VII) Include a copy of the application for available funds to support the implementation of the differentiated corrective actions, consequences or sanctions, or any combination thereof, submitted pursuant to NAC 385.626.

     2. Not later than June 30 of the school year in which the charter school is designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 for 3 consecutive years, the board of trustees of the school district shall, for a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees, submit to the Department the proposal developed pursuant to subsection 1.

     3. Within 45 days after the Department receives the proposal submitted pursuant to subsection 2, the Department shall review the proposal and may:

     (a) Approve the proposal and provide notice to the board of trustees of the school district that the proposal was approved; or

     (b) Return the proposal to the board of trustees of the school district with its recommendations for revision.

     4. If the Department returns the proposal pursuant to subsection 3, the board of trustees of the school district shall, in conjunction with the governing body of the charter school, within 20 days after the board of trustees receives the proposal, revise and resubmit the proposal to the Department.

     5. Within 20 days after the Department receives the revised proposal submitted pursuant to subsection 4, the Department shall review and approve the proposal. If the board of trustees of the school district failed to include in the revised proposal the recommendations for revision of the Department, the Department may include such revisions in the approved proposal.

     6. The Department may grant an extension of time to the governing body of a charter school to comply with the provisions of this section.

     7. For a charter school sponsored by the State Board or a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education, the Department shall provide to the sponsor of the charter school a copy of the proposal developed pursuant to subsection 1.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R031-10, eff. 7-22-2010)